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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-03
DALLAS,
The City to Do Honor to Her Dead-OOurt
NOtes-A Suit Filed.

The City to Do Honor to Her Dead-OOurt
NOtes-A Suit Filed.
Special to the Gazette.
DALLAS, TEX, May 2.-The funeral Of
Colonel John c. Mccoy takes place to-
morrow from the First Baptist church.
Rev. Mr.. Hanks will preach the funeral
sermon.
There will be a special conclave of the
Knights Templers of Texas held in this
city in the morning. kilograms have
been received from all parts Of the state
announcing their coming. Colo
mel Mccoy was past grand
commander of Texas. John o. Johnson,
grand commander, VIII conduct the ser =
vices at the grave.
Tennehill Lodge No. 80 A. F. and a.
NJ. and Dallas Commsndery No. 6 will
attend the funeral with full membership.
The Dallas Light Guards and CASTOR
Guards will join the procession. The
District and County courts have adjourned
over to. morrow in order to give the Dial
las bar an opportunity to attend the
funeral and out of respect to one of their
honored members.
Mayor Conner has issued prCclama-
ton calling on the merchants and bust
ness men to close their doors tomorrow
between the hours of 10 and II O'Clock
Citizens generally will attend the funeral.
1t will be one of the largest ever witnessed
in this city.
Lewis Gheint was arrested this morn
ing, charged with stealing gold watch
from John Wilson.
The May term of the District court will
begin next Monday. The first three weeks
will be devoted to the jury docket, second
three weeks to the non jury docket, and
the last three weeks OF the term to the
docket.
Thomas Belt, a prominent farmer of
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-03
ON WALL STREET.
The May Day Celebrations and the Fact
That Yesterday Was Holiday in
London Weakened Stocks.
The Market Closed at or Near the Lowest
Figures of tho Day-FOrt Worth and
Denver Unusually Strong.
COMMERCIAL RESUME.

SOhhEhClAL
Special to the Gazette.
NEW YORK, May 2.-Rsilway bonds
to-day sold as follows Fort Worth and
Denver City at 94s; Texas and Pacific
Coupon Trust Company receipts at 1OS4
Rios ct ia; ST. Louis, Arkansas and
Texas rs at 80; 2's st so; Gulf, Colo
rade and Santa Fe rs at 1915 2's ST
1903; Missouri, Kansas and Texas 6's at
1O14.
OF the specialties, Fort Worth and
Denver was the most prominently being
the only stock that advanced in the early
dealings. 1t then yielded, and at II
O'Clock was per cent. below the open
ing.
Silver 95B.
Money 4@5t per cent.
Sterling dull.
Governments quiet.
Wheat strong but nervous.
Oil closed at &c.
Cotton steady.
Coffee weak at q decline of 10 points.
Sugar selling at uniform prices.
In medium and common stock of hides
there is active trading.
GONEhNmENISJ SIOChS AND BONDS.
NEW YORK, MAY 2.-The new week
on the Stock exchange opened with a dull
market which presented very few features
of interest. The fact that TO day is hol-
iday in London together with the May day
celebrations is responsible for the light
business. The market opened weak at con-
cessions from Saturdays final figures of
99s per cent. The market was weak
throughout, although a slight rally
occurred toward II O'Clock, and the
strength displayed for Fort Worth and
Denver kept the market firm until noon.
After that time it WAS more animated,
with renewed weakness, which was not
checked until the close, which was dull
and weak at or near the lowest figures of
the day. Fort Worth and Denver rose l
per cent, but everything else is lower and
New England is down q, Hooking coal
%, Wheeling and Lake Erie IL, Union
Pacific II per cent.
Railroad bonds firm.
Government bonds dull and steady
NEW ORLEANS MARKET.
NEW ORLEANS, May Flour mar
ket dull; choice So 1908 90; fancy
81 00@4 10; extra fancy 81 25@4 So;
Minnesota and winter wheat 81 80@5 10.
Corn-Market dull; mixed 48@49c;
yellow, 49@5Oc. Oats-Market dull at
364@37c. Corn meal dull at 81 20.
Hay strong and higher; prime SIG OO@
II 90; choice ST. 5O@18O0 Hog produces
dull. Pork, Sc 874. Lard, refined, 81 90.
Bulk neats-shoulders, Sc 124; long clear
and clear ribs, IS 90. Bacon-Shoulders
Sc so; long clear SIS 62t clear rib, SIS rs.
Hams, SIP OO@12 %. Whisky dull at
81 1901 Is. Coffee dull. Rice in fair
demand aud higher at 38@41c.
Cotton seed products dull prime crude
oil &c offered; summer yellow 354@36c;
cake and. meal $40 O0@2O 50. Sugar dull;
open kettle, good, fair to prime 4E9
sc; centrifugals, off white, 53@5 1916;
choice yellow clarified 7-l6c. Mo
lasses steady and firm; centrifugals,
strictly prime to fancy, 28@33c.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-03
Shot Through the Heart.
pecial to the Gazette.

Special 10 the gazette.
TAHLEQUAH, 1. T., May News has
reached here of fatal accident happen
ing on the farm of T. G. Hitchcock, who
lives about ten miles east of this place.
a young man from Washington county,
Ark, by the name of John Bright, work
ing on Mr.. Hitchcock's farm, accidently
shot himself through the heart with a
44-caliber Colts revolver with which he
was playing. The last words he said
we're to q young man sitting near:
"John, help me-" He then fell over
dead. His remains were carried to his
home in Washington county this morn
ing.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-03
nnmmerce Nntaa.

Contractor Walker is finishing the
grade of the side track at this place this
week AS soon as the grade is finished
the track will be laid and the switches put
in and regular trains will be run to this
place. Our merchants will probably
receive freight over the new road next
week.
The track-layers reached Commerce
last Monday evening with the st. Louis,
Arkansas and Texas track, having laid
two and one-fourth miles that day, the
largest days work yet DONE Commerce
Commercial.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-03
A Strike Threatened.

PITTsBURG, Pa, May "A general
strike of coke workers of the Connells-
Vile region is regarded as certain. Fully
one-half the men refused to go to work
to-day, and others, it is thought, will
8 trlke after to-morrow's convention. The
operators issued their ultimstum this
afternoon in which they refused to make
any concessions at present. but promised
to consider the matter as soon IS there is
an advance in coke. They are preparing
to close down for long and bitter fight.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-03
Another Railroad.

A move is on foot, and we learn that a
proposition has been made, to secure the
st. Louis, Arkansas and Texas Railway
from Corsicana. Everything as yet has
been kept as quiet as possible, but we
have learned enough to know that those
who are engineering the affair have strong
hopes of securing it.
With that road connecting US, as it
will, with the long leaf pine regions of
Southeast Texas, and being also trunk
line as well as q competing line, Cleburne
will be one of the best towns in North
Texas Cleburne News.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-03
ON TO FORT WORTH.

NJ KINNEY AND OTHER PLACES WORKING
WITH ENERGY FOR A NEW ROAD.
Special to the Gazette.
MCKINNEY, TEX. May 2.-McKinney got
off her goods boxes again this morning,
shut up pocket knives and determined to
have the branch road OF the St. Louis,
Arkansas and Texas from Wolfe City to
Fort Worth via Mckinney. Colonel r
DeArmond addressed the meeting, report
ing results of visit to For Worth. The
report was gratifying to the meeting.
w. L. Sage reported results of visit to
Blue Ridge. The citizens were enthusi-
astic for the road, and at once set to work
to raise subscriptions and obtain right of
way. A meeting to select delegates to
Texarkana was appointed for to-day at II
o'clock.
j. w. Roach was selected as delegate
from Lebanon. He reports that his peo-
pie have well developed case ofrailrOad
fever, and will do their part.
Short talks were made by Judge Good
ner, G. G. Mountcastle, j. M. Wilcox,
VIM. Sage, VIM. Warden, j. F. Doggeu.
Jesse Shain, j. L. DoWell, R. M. Board,
William Warden were appointed
an additional committee to canvass
for additional subscriptions. The meet
ing was enthusiastic and thoroughly in
earnest. 1t was incidentally developed
that many merchants were dealing with
Fort Worth wholesale houses and desired
better railroad connection.
At the close of the railroad meeting it
was announced that the committee to Sc
cure subscriptions to build an elevator
had secured $4,000, and milling COM
pany had offered to take the remainder of
the stock, but it was desired for citizens
to own the entire stock, and meeting
WAS called for this evening.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-03
From Wolfe City to Fort Worth.

If the St. Louis, Arkansas and Texas
Railway Company wants a road from this
part of the country to Fort Worth, the
place to start from is Wolfe City, for sew
eral reasons. First, from this city all
along the entire route there is rich I'M
occupied (by competing lines we mean
territory Second, this is more direct
and shorter line, leading right through
Mckinney and running through better
country agriculturally, and one over
which the road could be built and kept up
at much less expense. Lastly, but not
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-03
Oleburne Notes,

Special to the Gazette.
CLEBURNE, TEX, May 2.-It is report
ed that proposition has been made, and
that move Is on foot, to secure the St.
Louis, Arkansas and Texas Railway from
CoTsiCana.
A mortgage is being recorded by the
county clerk from the Fort Worth and
Rio Grande Railway Company to the
Knickerbocker Trust Company of New
York mortgaging its completed line at
the rate of $4,000 per mile,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-03
An Excursion.
Special to the Gazette.

optCIdI 20 tu6 OaleJIBs
LoNGvIEw, TEX, May 2.-An excursion
to Tatum, the present terminus of the
Galveston, Sabine and st. Louis Railway,
was the occasion for q number of our
people spending the day at that place, to
meet the citizens of Pamela county and
portions of Rusk and Harrison and COM
pare notes in regard to the opening up OF
that portion of East Texas by the extern
sion of the road, thus combining pleasure
and business.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-03
4 Waco Road.
spec,sI to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
WACO, TEX, May 2.-At a conference
held this evening an understanding was
reached between the Waco committee and
gentlemen from the west. The latter
were requested to proceed to Texarkana
and ascertain the best arrangements pos
sible to be made with the Cotton Belt
route, and on their return let Waco know
the terms. Waco will then take steps to
assist the western men in securing the
extension.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-03
Right of Way.

The right of way for the Southern Kan
sas Railroad through the Francklyn or
Diamond F pasture in Gray county has
been duly and properly agreed upon by
the parties OF the first and second part.
The distance covered in passing through
the pasture is thirty three miles Mo-
beetle Panhandle.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-03
Increased Freights.

CHICAGO, ILL, May 2.-Shipments of
Pacific coast freight from Chicago have
jumped from two and three carloads to
an average of twenty carloads daily since
the new rates were put into effect last
week. The increase is principally in low
class freight, such as furniture, buggies,
high wines, etc.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-03

least, there is no competition. You have
free scope all the way, while from Com
merce they have the Frisco from Green
vile to Paris, and west of Greenville they
have the Missouri Pacific from Greenville
to Mckinney and from Greenville and
Dallas. Think OF this, smoke it in your
pipes. Wolfe City is the place to build
FROM Wolfe City Citizen.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-03
Fort Worth and Denver.

Special to the Gazette.
QUANAH, TEX, May 2.-&e track lay
ers on the Fort Worth and Denver have
reached Baylor creek. As soon as the
bridge is completed they will cover 8 mile
and half day. Some of the hands off
of the Santa Fe have arrived, and large
additional number are daily expected.
Everything on the front is working salts
faCtOrilY.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-03
Offered a Position,

CHICAGO, ILL, May 2.-Vice-president
Potter of the Union Pacific has offered to
General Passenger Agent A. c. Dawes of
the Hannibal ana St. J3seph the place of
general manager of the Oregon Railway
and Navigation Company. Mr.. Dawes
will probably accept.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-03
At Work,

Mr.. Michael and his force of engineers
and draughtsmen are now very busy at
the railroad Office in Cooper perfectjng
arrangements for the building OF the
Frisco extension, or Paris and Great
Northern, through our town and county.
They Will likely be here two or three
weeks longer before all things are ready,
and then the dirt will fly Delta Banner.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-03

What you need is . medicine which is
pure, efficient, reliable. Such as Hoods
Ssrsapsrilla. 1t possesses. peculiar cura-
tive powers.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-03
OFF for Texarkana.
special to the Gazette.

WYLIE, TEX, May 2.-Colonel Howard
Pickett left this evening for Texerkana to
represent Wylie at the railroad meeting at
that place on the 4th.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-03
Carpenters Strike.

WATERBURY,, Conn. May 2.-All the
carpenters, 500 in number, in this city
went on strike to day for nine hours
work with ten hours pay.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-03

Comanche, Brentwood, Coleman, San
Angelo and several smaller places. A
great road will the Fort Worth and
Rio Grande be.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-03
You Do Us Proud.

The Fort Worth GAZETTE has no su-
perior as railroad paper. 1t ranks with
the Railway Age or any other paper
Wichita Herald
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-03
Houston and Texas Central R'y

THE ONLY ALL-sTEEL LINE IN THE STATE
Double daily trains each way. ThrouC
Sleepers between New Orleans and ST
Louis on Trains and 4, and between GaIvest0;
and st. Louis on Trains 3 and q via DALAI
DenisOn and Sedalia. Sleeper between HOu;
ton and Austin. Through Tickets to all points
Quickest route to New Orle ms and points u
the Southeast. Choice of routes via Denis0i
and st. Louis, or Houston and New Orlesn.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-03

Double daily service of elegant Pullmsl
Buffet and Sleeping Cars between San Anto1s
and Kansas City and st. Louis.
Don be deceived, but call for your ticbs!
via the Missouri Pacific Railway. s-
For any desired information, tickets, maT
folders, etc., call on O. D.IUSk,
Ticket Agent, Fort Worth.
J. H. MILLER,
Northern Texas Pass. Agent, Dallas, Tex,
B.W MCCULLOUGH,
General Pass. and Ticket Agent
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-03
IRON Mountain Route

See that your tickets read via Texas and Psi
cifc Railway. For maps, time tables, tickeu|
rates and all required information, call on
O. d. LUSK,
Ticket Agent, Fort Worth
j. H. MILLER, Travelling Passenger Agen;
Dallas. 80
b. ". MCCULLOUGH erarPassenger 81.
Ticket agent, Dallas, Tex.
JNO. a. GRANT. General manager.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-03

RAILROADS.
Texas and PaCitB RaiIWaJ.
The Great PopulafROute Between
TEE EAST And TEE WEST.
Short Line to New Orleans and
All Points in Louisiana,
New Mexico, Arizona
land California.
FaVOrfte Line to the North, East
and Southeast.
ouble daily line OF Pullman Palace sIeep!r;I
Cars through to st. Louis via the

Ouble daily line OF Pullman Palace sIeep!r
Cars through to st. Louis via the
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-03

LOCAL TIME TABLE.
MISSOURI PACIFIC

Arrive. Leave.
Laredo and st. Louis 49,. 7:1O a m 7:45 m
San Antonio and st. Louis. 9:OOp 9:20p m
SOUTH BOUND.
st. Louis and Laredo. ....... 500 p m 90 p N
st. Louis and San Antonio. S:l5 a M $40 m
National Republican., 1887-12-10
g. A. II. ELECTIONS.
oohn A. Rawlins Post Elects New
Oficers for the Year.

N>' ANhWbnb FObt ELECTS New
Ohicers for the Year.
John A. Rawlins Post, No. /, G.. AR.
bears the proud distinction OF being the
Oldest post in continuous existence in the
United States, and as 1t grows older its
members seem to take a greater interest In
Us welfare, judging from the great turnout
last night to attend Its twenty. second an.
nuai election OF officers. The Candidates.
Tor honors were numerous and the coBtests
were spirited, but the best OF feeling pre-
vailed, and the comrades parted feeling
that they had done good nights work.
Ihe following officers were elected to serve
during the ensuing year: Newton Ferree,
post commander; Augustus @. Paul, senior
vice commander; +. A. Beuter, Junior vice
commanders. Lee s. Mortimer, quarter
master; % stephen r. Whitney, chaplain; A.
Y: Taber,. Nj. d., surgeon; Frank Clark
olhcer Of the day; Phil. Rslter, officer OF
Delegates-C. c. Boyd, Lee s. Mortimer,
John NJ Keogh, Phil Reiter, Benz. +, Nc,
Elwee, James Lawlor, Peter Meag6er.
-, ,Alternates Alva s. Taber, A, Berger.
Thomas w. Stewart, j. w. +. Williams
n. Frank White, John Ii. ID. Nordeman'
Dennis Coughlln.
By unanimous vote OF the post the
delegates were instructed to vote ia the
department encampment for Mai NJ. e,
oreil, Tor department commander.
National Republican., 1887-12-10
ALEXANDRIA MATT ERs
Items OF Interest Gathered for Tho
"RepubliGan's" Readers,

Items OF Interest Gathered for ,bs
"Repubiican's'' Readers.
The Young Mems Christian Association
OF this city have determined to add to their
premises on King street gymnasium. Fix
lures valued at $500 were received yester.
day and will be arranged and used on the
third floor until new building has been
erected.
The young ladies Of Trinity Methodist
church are now undergoing series of
drills under Lieut.. Monroe, of the Alexan-
dria Light infantry, preparatory to a public
House Dec. 20. or''"
In the Republican caucus held in Rich
mond Thursday night by the Republican
members OF the Virginia legislature. tbe
Hon. Lewis Mckenzie, Of this city. was
dominated for state auditor, as against Col.
Morton Marye, Democrat, also OF this citv.
The Democrats Of the third ward held a
caucus at the old court house last night at
O'Clock Tor the purpose OF selecting a cam
didate Tor the common council. The names
OF Messrs. John T. Harrison and G. i w,
Summers were balloted upon. Mr.. sum'
mers was nominated on the first ballot by
vote OF 81 to 10.
The Fanchion Club, of this city, will give
another OF their delightful sociables Jan, III.
Mr.. +. II. Schneider, recently OF the r.,
fortner Brewing Company, OF this city.
lett here Monday last for New York city''
whefe ne VIII make his future home,
National Republican., 1887-12-10
A MODELLED ORDER.
OHicial Changes In the Hack-stand
Iocationa.

The commissioners yesterday modified
the order OF April 90, 1885, establishing
back stands, so as to allow the following
changes;
On the west side Of Fifteenth street north.
west, south OF the entrance TO the execu-
tive grounds, ten vehicles.
On the west side OF Flfteen.and: :a.half
street northwest, north Of Pennsylvania
avenue, ten vehicles.
On the east side OF Fourteenth street
northwest, south OF Pennsylvania avenue,
ten vehicles.
AT Seventh street and Pennsylvania ave-
nue., such number Of vehicles as the super
inter dent Of police may prescribe.
At the Baltimore and Ohio depot, ten or
more vehicles, at the discretion OF the major
Of police.
At Seventh street and New York avenue,
fifteen vehicles.
D street, from Eleventh to Twelfth streets
northwest, six vehicles.
The following stands are designated for
one.horse vehclee:
South side OF Pennsylvania avenue, be-
tween Thirteenth and Thirteen and .a'half
streets northwest, five vehicles.
On the north side OF Louisiana avenue,
east Of Ninth street northwest, five
vehicles.
On the north side OF Louisiana avenue,
between Fifth and Sixth streets northwest,
five vehicles.
On the south side Of B street northwest,
west Of the Baltimore and Potomac depot,
any number as the major OF police may
direct.
Southwest corner Mcpherson square and
/ street, eight vehicles.
On the east side OF Seventeenth street,
north Of Pennsylvania avenue, six vehicles.
At Thomas circle, three vehicles on the
north and three on the south side.
North side Of NJ street northwest, be-
tween Connecticut avenus-an Eighte enth
| street, Elk vehicles.
On tho northeast side OF Dupont circle
ard z street, six vehicles.
On the southeast part OF Washington
| circle, two vehicles.
On the east side OF First street west, near
| the Peace monument, five vehicles.
On the soutbeast corner OF Four-and-a-
half street and Pennsylvania avenue, five
| vehicles.
| on the cast and west sides OF Scott cir
Gle, next to .ihe street curb, each two
vehicles.
| On the southeast corner OF Third street
| ard Pennsylvania avenue northwest, FIVE
vehicles.
| All hack stands shall be kept clean and
in proper order by the parties occupying
| the same.
The exact limit Of each stand will be
established under the directions OF the
superintendent OF police OF the District oi
| Columbia.
The soliciting OF fares upon the public
streets ard grounds by any licensed driver
| OF vehicle for the transportation OF pas.
sepgers for hire ispositIvely prohibited.
National Republican., 1887-12-10
THE EVENING SESSION.
intere sting Short Talks by Prominent
Delegates.


Long before the doors OF the church were
thrown open dense crowd filled the space
In front and stretched around on Tenth
street, reaching almost to II. On the doors
being opened the crowd, as on the NIGHT
previous, rushed past the ushers, and soon
every seat was filled, hundreds being com.
peiled to stand throughout the service,
PRESIDENT Dodge opened the meeting, the
Immense i.m congregation Joining In the hymn,
come, Gracious Spirit, Heavenly Dove u
after which Mr.. James Wood, Of the So.
ciety OF Friends, led the conference in
prayer. :"
President Dodge said that each one pres.
ent had heard the Interesting papers and
he hoped that on their return nome thew
would carry the spirit OF the conference into
tneir lives, lie then introduced Rev. A. j
Gordon, who spoke on the "Indiyiiual re
sponsibility growing out OF perils and on
poItunitles," and said: "John Foster used
10 say, Power to Its last principle Is duty.'
Without opportunity, without ability, there
Gan ts 9e no responsibility. As there can be
no shadow without a substance, and
even where substanes ia
present there eau be no shadow
expect there is light to cast the shadow,
and so, where the ability is present, there
can De no sense OF responsibility except we
stahu W IN the iight OF the glory OF God.
t What we need to-day ls not a revival OF
cause men cannot be made to understand
their stewardships except they first learned
tse fact OF Christs lordship, and a man
cannot understand that without the Scrlp.
lures. Responsibilities are measured by
opportunities, but there are two factors In
opportunity ability and occasion.
The speaker said three OF the most i'm.
poIlant perils confronting the world to-day |
were money, greed, and Tottenness in soei,
ety. The murmurlngs OF the working
classes were ominous; II was the murmur.
bg OF the commune, which could only be |
iyerted by the Gospel OF the New Testa
"A senator honored by all u said the
'peakeri "said not long ago that 80 long as